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The Great East Japan Earthquake | Activity Report

24 the Great East Japan Earthquake Activity Report Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN)

’s Relief Efforts in Response to the

Great East Japan Earthquake

Below is a message from Ms. Yukie OSA, the president of AAR JAPAN, written before the one year mark after the Great East Japan Disaster.

It has been almost one year since March 11th, 2011. Even today on March 1st, 2012, 3,276 people from young to old are still reported missing, and 15,854 people have been confirmed dead. I would like to take this opportunity to once again express my condolences to those who have passed in this unprece-dented disaster, and extend my prayers to those who have lost family members, friends, acquaintances, and other loved ones.As for Fukushima Prefecture, in the aftermath of the earthquake, tsunami, and the subsequent man-made disas-ter at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station, approximately 97,000 people have evacuated within the prefecture and 63,000 people to nearby prefectures. For the majority of them, the prospect of returning home is bleak. I cannot fathom how painful and distressing this past year must have been for them, and I express my deep-est sympathy to everyone who have had their lives affected by this series of catastrophic events.

It was half a year ago on September 11th of last year when I last conveyed my gratitude to all our supporters. Since then, we have continued to receive support from individuals, private companies, organizations, and founda-tions, both in and outside of Japan. The support has come in the form of funds, commodities, and services.We have received a total of approxi-mately 2,191,000,000 JPY, and, by the end of February, we had spent approxi-mately 1,700,000,000 JPY for various

relief efforts. The details of our activities have been made available every month through our website, newsletters, and reports. It is your contributions that make our projects possible. We ensure you that your donations and grants will continue to be used with care for the victims of the Great East Japan Earth-quake.

During the past six months, many things have come to light through media and research. Response proce-dures to the natural disasters and to the nuclear power plant failure have un-dergone review, so that lessons learned may be extracted and utilized for future disaster prevention and mitigation measures. Here, I would like to intro-duce two media reports relating to AAR JAPAN’s activities.The first sheds light on the lives of persons with disabilities. Assistance to persons with disabilities is one of the major pillars of AAR JAPAN’s overseas operations, and it has increasingly become one of the focus points of our relief effort for the Great East Japan Earthquake as well. Research con-ducted by NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) and Mainichi Newspapers revealed that, in the coastal municipali-ties of the three prefectures of Miyagi, Iwate, and Fukushima, the death rate among people who possess certificates for their physical, intellectual, or psy-chological disabilities was more than twice as much as that of all residents in those areas. I am not referring to countries such as Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, or Haiti, where we currently implement projects to assist persons with dis-abilities. It is what actually happened in Japan. On the one hand, the fact that such statistics based on disability

certificates can be obtained may only be possible in developed countries with enhanced social welfare systems. On the other hand, bearing witness to the plight of persons with disabilities after the disaster up until now, it is almost unbelievable that this is the result of a disaster that took place in a developed country.The second group of reports shed light on what happened behind the scenes of the nuclear power station accident in Fukushima. Asahi Shimbun, in its “Pro-metheus Trap” series, and NHK revealed that there was a significant delay in dis-semination of information to the resi-dents of areas like Iitate Village, where radiation levels were extremely high despite the fact that they were located outside of the evacuation warning zone. The notable lack of responsibility and action on the part of the govern-ment to ensure the safety of the people living in close proximity to the nuclear power station was extremely unsettling, and it placed the current state of Japan and its underlying principles under much scrutiny. We were reminded that it is not only in developing countries where the state fails to protect its own people, and that it is precisely why there are gaps and spaces that nongov-ernmental organizations like ourselves must take action to fill.

Since March 13th, 2011, when we dispatched our first emergency re-lief team, we have been engaging in a number of activities in Iwate and Miyagi prefectures, including distribu-tion of relief supplies to persons with disabilities living in welfare facilities or at home, repair of facilities for persons with disabilities or the elderly, recon-struction of welfare centers, delivery of portable generators to those whose

the Great East Japan Earthquake Activity Report 25Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN)

’s Relief Efforts in Response to the

Great East Japan Earthquake

lives depend on being able to run their artificial respirators during power outages, etc. We promise to continue our support for persons with disabili-ties and the elderly population living across the three prefectures of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima. Moreover, in Fukushima Prefecture, we have been distributing locally-procured household necessities such as pots and kotatsu tables to evacuees living in temporary and subsidized housing in and outside the prefecture. On April 1st of this year, we will establish our Fukushima Of-fice in Soma City to carry on with our activities for those living in temporary housing. And of course, as in Miyagi and Iwate prefectures, we will do our best with our efforts to assist persons with disabilities.

Also, we will continue to deal with the issue of radiation from the standpoint of a humanitarian aid organization. The accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station has proven to us that, once a nuclear accident occurs, the problem with nuclear technology as a weapon of mass destruction, and the problem with the peaceful use of nuclear energy as a power source have no major difference in terms of the potential damage it can cause. Further-more, we have become aware now that such disasters can happen not only at places like Chernobyl or Fukushima, but anywhere with facilities handling nuclear energy. Nuclear disaster is in-deed a humanitarian problem, just like the problems of landmines and unex-ploded ordinances that AAR JAPAN has been addressing in our overseas opera-tions over the years. I believe that it is our duty to make an even greater effort to support the evacuees of this nuclear accident. Furthermore, as a Japanese

humanitarian aid organization with relief experience in Fukushima, I also believe it is our duty to share our ex-periences with other humanitarian aid organizations working overseas.

AAR JAPAN has faced another signifi-cant and tragic event during this past year. On the evening of November 9th (local time), an earthquake struck the city of Van in eastern Turkey. Two of our staff members were in Van that night, and the hotel they were stay-ing in collapsed from the force of the earthquake. Ms. Miyuki KONNAI and Mr. Atsushi MIYAZAKI were stationed in Van for an emergency relief operation in re-sponse to the massive earthquake that occurred on October 23rd. Ms. KONNAI was rescued with injuries that were not life-threatening, but Mr. MIYAZAKI unfortunately passed away.What surprised us was the sheer number of messages received directly and indirectly from the survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Ms. Sayako NOGIWA, the representative of our Tohoku Offices, received numer-ous messages of condolence from the people she visited in the disaster area. Likewise, we at the Tokyo Office received countless telephone calls, postcards, and letters from disaster survivors, representatives of prefectural and municipal offices with whom we had previously worked with, and those

who have had to evacuate from their homes in Fukushima. They expressed their grief for Mr. MIYAZAKI’s death, and gave their sympathy for his family and for those of us who have known him. Their kindness and thoughtfulness, in spite of their own distress, brought me to tears.

One year has passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and while the hope of recovery is seen with people who have taken new steps forward, there are still many others who are still living in the dark, in places that have not changed since a year ago or are in even worse conditions. In light of the situations of those living in such places, I cannot help but think how one year is not really a milestone for recovery at all.That is why, along with our ongoing overseas operations, we are dedi-cated to continuing our support to the survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake, starting with those living in Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima pre-fectures. We will remain committed to the motto of “helping one another out whenever someone is in need.”Once again, I would like to express my utmost gratitude for your help in mak-ing our activities possible. We hope that you will follow our efforts and continue to give us your kind support.

Yukie OSA, President


Delivery of Relief SuppliesWith the delivery of relief supplies, people have been able to regain small portions of their normal lives. How-ever, the needs of those affected have changed over time. We have delivered household necessities to help people overcome the cold of winter. More recently, we have delivered portable power generators to persons with disabilities who rely on artificial respira-tors.

Relief Supplies Delivered to Affected Areas from March 14th to February 29th Beneficiaries: 180,000 people in 1,606 locations• Diesel oil (13,600 liters), Kerosene (4,400

liters), Gasoline (2,060 liters)• Water (14 tons), Rice (2.5 tons), Milk (480

packs), Sweet-bean cakes (41,000 units), Vegetables (potatoes, carrots, onions, spin-ach, cabbage, radishes, green onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, chives, eggplants, kidney beans, edamame beans, pumpkins, burdock roots, taro, sweet potatoes, Chinese cabbage, corn, Japanese mustard spinach, dried shiitake and others), Fruit (mandarin oranges, ba-nanas, watermelons, grapefruits, melons, etc.), Eggs, Other food (retort foods, food for the elderly, canned food, miso, soy sauce, dietary supplements, etc.)

• Blankets, Bedclothes, Underclothes, Clothes and scarves, Towels and hand cloths, Furoshiki wrapping cloths, Face masks, Hand warmers, Sleeping bags (3,400 units), Cold medicine and other medical supplies, Toothbrushes, Paper diapers, Adult diapers, Women’s sanitary products, Batteries, Baby products (baby food, pacifiers, feeding bottles, baby wipes, etc.), High-pressure washers (32 units), Chainsaws (30 units), Shovels, Boots, Books and picture books, Crayons, Cell phone chargers, Computer sets (37 units), Printers (2 units), Photocopying machines (5 units), Bicycles (294 units), Folding beds (2 units), Futon sets (30 units), Laundry machines (29 units), Drying machines (23 units), Refriger-ators (30 units), Microwave ovens (7 units), Electric fans (51 units), Vacuum cleaners (44 units), Air cleaners (16 units), Rice cook-ers (8 units), Futon dehumidifiers (34 units), Reflective heaters (5 units), Kerosene heat-ers (2 units), Television sets (33 units), Dish dryers (2 units), Electric fans, Dehumidi-fiers, Weight scales, Clothes irons, Ironing tables, Rotary printing machines, Pull carts, Dollies, Audio players (10 units), Portable radios, Cooking knives, Cutting boards, Small shelving units, Bookshelves, Clothing cases, Disinfectant spray, Hand soap, Read-ing glasses, Stuffed toys, Other toys, Ther-mos bottles, Digital cameras, DVD players, Video cameras, Mattresses, Sheets, Cotton blankets, Pesticides, Bug repellant, Mos-quito nets, Toilet paper, Laundry detergent, Kitchen detergent, Toilet soap, Laundry baskets, Hangers, Cleaning buckets, Paper dishes, Notebooks, Copy paper, Tinfoil and

cling wrap, Grass-cutting scythes, Grass cutters, Cucumber seedlings, Tomato seed-lings, Flower seedlings, Screen windows, Laundry poles, Summer clothes, Rubber boots, Sandals, Slippers, Ice packs, Neck coolers, Inflatable play pools, Nutritional supplements, Umbrellas, Taisho harp sets, Electric piano sets, Keyboards, Taiko drums, Tea ceremony sets, Other small musical instruments, Sewing machines, Scarves, Sweaters, Down jackets, Fleeces and other winter clothes, Farming boots, Garden sup-plies, Table tennis sets, Cultivators, Air puri-fiers, Heated carpets, Rugs, Kotatsu (heated table) sets, Gas and electric heaters, Hot water bottles, Electric blankets, Curtains, Christmas trees, Shovels for snow removal (1,063 units), Portable heaters (1,418 units), Hand-made tote bags (6,000)

• Care beds (32 units), Wheelchairs (24 units), Care chairs (2 units), Walkers (35 units), Au-tomatic blood pressure meters (34 units), Walking sticks, Foot-operated aspirators (54 units), Hearing aids, Braille printers, Portable power generators (168 units), and others.

emergency response

21 Mar. 2011, Kesen-numa City, Miyagi Pref.


Shuttle Bus ServiceIn Miyagi Prefecture, AAR JAPAN oper-ated a shuttle bus service in Ishino-maki City’s Oshika Peninsula, providing regular means of transportation to those without any. A light shuttle bus circulated twice a day in the Ogihama area, and once a day in the Ayukawa area. The service continued from April 10th to June 4th, when the roads were repaired and normal bus lines resumed operation. Approximately 530 people in the Ogihama area and 220 people in the Ayukawa area were beneficiaries of the shuttle service.

Mobile Clinics and Health-related ServicesAAR JAPAN visited the towns of Makinohama, Takenohama, Kitsune-zakihama, Su-dachi, Fukkiura, Kozu-mihama, and Kobuchihama in Oshika Peninsula, where approximately 640 survivors were still living in their homes. Led by Dr. Toshiaki YASUDA, a local medical practitioner, AAR JAPAN’s medical team established a mobile clinic and implemented health services including performing check-ups for chronic illnesses, preventing the spread of infectious diseases, and giving psychological support through coun-seling. The medical team examined a total of 817 people between March 19th and September 18th, 2011. Home-care nurses visited an additional 387 people in temporary housing in Ishinomaki City between August 10th and Septem-ber 15th, 2011. This service ended on September 30th, 2011 as local medical facilities resumed operation.

15 Apr. 2011, delivery of toys to a junior high school in Yamamoto Town, Miyagi Pref.

30 May 2011, an examination by the mobile medical team, Miyagi Pref.

5 May 2011, delivery of a bicycle, Miyagi Pref.

17 Mar. 2011, delivery of relief goods to an elementary school in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Pref.


19 Feb. 2012, 30 minute massages for the elderly

3 May 2011, hot dishes served at a soup kitchen in Yamada Town, Iwate Pref.

Building Healthy Communities ProjectAAR JAPAN has been providing massag-es, calisthenics, psychological care, and community events for roughly 3,000 people, focusing on communities in the disaster areas in Miyagi and Iwate Pre-fectures with persons with disabilities, the elderly, those displaced from their homes, and those staying in temporary housing. This comprehensive program helps the participants maintain both their physical and mental health.

Massages/CalisthenicsAAR JAPAN has been sending occupa-tional therapists and physiotherapists to evacuation centers, senior care centers, facilities for persons with disabilities, temporary housing com-plexes, and individual homes in Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures. They perform massages and calisthenics exercises to prevent illness due to inactivity among the participants. 790 people have par-ticipated from July 9th, 2011 to February 26th, 2012.

Psychological CareAAR JAPAN has been sending counsel-ors to evacuation centers, temporary housing units, and individual homes to provide psychological care to the resi-dents. The aim is to mitigate their stress from both the trauma of the earth-quake and the vapidity of long-term evacuee life. 552 people were examined between August 6th, 2011 and February 19th, 2012.

Community Interaction and Exchange EventsAAR JAPAN has been actively promot-ing community interaction and ex-change events to help encourage the development of social ties in evacua-tion centers and temporary housing. In this effort, we have been organizing soup kitchens, delivering relief supplies, and providing rehabilitation services such as massages and aroma therapy.

Soup KitchensIn coordination with Ingram Co., Ltd., an organization responsible for the Peace Project, AAR JAPAN organized soup kitchens at 73 locations in Miyagi and Iwate Prefectures between March 31st, 2011 and January 7th, 2012. Since August of 2011, the soup kitchens have operated as a part of the Building Healthy Communities Project.

Soup Kitchen Locations (25,000 meals served in 73 locations)• Miyagi Prefecture: Watanoha, Aikawa,

Kitakami, and Ayukawa areas (Oshika Peninsula) in Ishinomaki City; Wakabayashi District in Sendai City; Tagajo City; Shi-zugawa and Utatsu in Minami-sanriku Town; Niitsuki, Shishiori, and Omose areas in Kesen-numa City

• Iwate Prefecture: Kamaishi City, Rikuzen-takata City, Taro Town in Miyako City, Yamada Town, Otsuchi Town

• Fukushima Prefecture: Haramachi Ward in Minami-Soma City

Soup Kitchen Menu (only a portion of the whole list)• Vegetable sticks• Hijiki seaweed mix• Cabbage and spinach side dishes• Boiled field mustard• Fried chicken• Beef steak• Yakitori (grilled chicken)• Fried whitefish• Marinated octopus• Raw squid with wasabi• Minced fish soup• Fish miso soup• Onion soup• Samgyetang (Korean chicken ginseng

soup)• Beef stew• Borscht• Tuna sashimi on rice• Seafood curry and rice• Rice balls with chestnuts• Inarizushi (fried tofu stuffed with vinegared

rice)• Congee with seven leaves• Okonomiyaki (Japanese pancakes)• Pasta with meat sauce• Yakisoba (fried noodles)• Udon noodles• Soba with tempura• Gyoza (Chinese dumplings)• Grilled corn• Kashiwa mochi (rice cake wrapped in oak

leaf )• Fruit Jell-O• Japanese sweets and amazake (sweet mild

sake)• Hand-made sweet potato pies• Kakigori (shaved ice with flavored syrup)


Sanitation ServicesAAR JAPAN provided sanitation ser-vices for approximately 1,000 people in evacuation centers in Ishinomaki City and Minami-Sanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture. As futons, blankets, and mattresses got dirty from long-term use in evacuation centers, we dried them in the sun and collected old and dirty futons to be replaced with summer-season bedding. We also helped to clean the evacuation centers, where the extreme rise in humidity and tempera-ture during the summer caused deteri-oration in sanitary conditions, including being invaded by flies and mosquitoes. AAR JAPAN also distributed futon dri-ers, vacuum cleaners, dehumidifiers, cleaning tools, and insect repellents and insecticides (fly tape, mite killers, etc.) with proper safety instructions. To reduce the risk of food poisoning, we delivered refrigerators to evacuation centers that lacked them. Starting on June 14th and ending on August 31st, 2011, a total of 25 evacuation centers benefited from our services.

Container Housing ProjectAt the recommendation of interna-tional journalist Izuru SUGAWARA, AAR JAPAN has been providing pre-fabricated container housing units to the disaster areas. To date, we have installed 57 units in Onagawa Town in Oshika County, Minami-Sanriku Town in Motoyoshi County, Yamamoto Town in Watari County, Miyagi Prefecture, and in Rikuzen-Takata City, Iwate Prefec-ture. These container housing units are being used by evacuees as private residences or small shops.

“Let’s Bring Hot Springs to the Disaster Zone!” ProjectIn coordination with Manyo Club Co., Ltd. (Yokohama City, Kanagawa), Ascen-dia Inc. (Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo) and other companies, AAR JAPAN imple-mented the “Let’s Bring Hot Springs to the Disaster Zone!” Project. With the cooperation of Kanagawa Prefecture’s Yugawara Onsen (hot spring), on the first day of the project, April 9th, AAR JAPAN delivered hot spring water to 4 sites that were used as evacuation cen-ters in Matsushima City, Miyagi Prefec-ture: Yamoto Daiichi Junior High School, Akai City Center, Ushiami Community Center, and Asai Civic Center. After April 12th, in partnership with Miyagi Prefec-ture’s Onikobe Onsen (hot spring), AAR JAPAN delivered hot spring water every day except Sundays to 6 evacuation centers, enabling 500-600 evacuees to bathe every day. AAR JAPAN provided this service until the end of May.

26 Jun. 2011, replacement of dirty futon covers

9 Feb. 2012, setting-up of container housing units

3 Oct. 2011, delivery of heaters to a children’s facility, Rikuzen-Takata City, Iwate Pref.

13 Jan. 2012, delivery of stuffed animals to a kindergarten, Miyagi Pref.


Distributions to Facilities Serving Persons with Disabilities or the ElderlyDrawing from our experiences overseas with disaster relief, we have focused our assistance to persons with disabilities and the elderly, two population groups prone to be overlooked. During the early stages of the emergency relief, we distributed necessities such as adult diapers, wet napkins, and retort food for welfare facilities. Later during the recovery phase, we distributed things such as nursing beds, wheelchairs, portable generators for running medi-cal equipment, and stuffed animals to bring some comfort.

Reconstruction of Facilities for the Elderly and Persons with DisabilitiesIn coordination with local construction companies, AAR JAPAN has been repair-ing senior care centers and facilities for persons with disabilities to help them regain their operating capacities. Since April 21st, 2011 AAR JAPAN has repaired and provided equipment to approxi-mately 50 facilities, introduced in the list below.

Iwate Prefecture• Asunaro Home (Operated by Sansan-kai,

Rikuzen-takata City)• Group Home Kamikuri-sou (Operated by

Kamaishi Kyosei-kai, Kamaishi City)• Hamanasu Gakuen (Operated by Shinwa-

kai, Yamada Town, Shimohei County)• Hoyu-kan (Operated by Taiyo-kai, Ofunato

City)• Huck’s House (Tanohata Village Shimohei

County)• Jiai Fukushi Gakuen (Operated by Taiyo-kai,

Ofunato City)• Kamaishi Work Station (Operated by Hoyu-

kai, Kamaishi City)• Kojuen (Rikuzen-takata City)• Lumbini-en (Operated by Korin-kai, Hana-

maki City)• Machikado Counseling Link Matsubara

Home (Operated by Aiiku-kai Social Wel-fare Corporation, Rikuzen-takata City)

• Miyako City Center for Persons with Dis-abilities (Miyako City)

• Omatsu Gakuen (Operated by Hoshin-kai, Kamaishi City)

• Taiyou-kai (Rikuzen-takata City)• Warabi Gakuen (Operated by Warabi-kai,

Otsuchi Town, Kamihei County)• Yamada Kyosei Workshop (Operated by

Yamada Kyosei-kai, Yamada Town, Shimo-hei County)

• Yoshihama-sou (Operated by Aisei-kai, Ofunato City)

Miyagi Prefecture• Care Home Megumi (Kesen-numa City)• Clovers Pier Wasse (Operated by Shinwa-

kai, Sendai City)• Coconet Autism Peering Center (Sendai

City)• Cosmos House (Operated by Shiraishi Yoko

Gakuen, Shiraishi City)• Echo Ryouiku-en (Operated by Yoko

Fukushi-kai, Sendai City)• Fubo-en (Shiroishi City)• Fukushi Net ABC (Sendai City) • Full House Free Space Soleil (Taihaku Ward,

Sendai City)• Gin-no-hoshi (Operated by Yamoto-aiiku-

kai, Higashi-Matsushima City)Harakara Fukushi-kai (Shibata Town, Shibata County)

• Hatamaki Kyodo Workshop (Operated by Harakara Fukushi-kai, Igu County)

• Headquarters of Harakara Fukushi-kai (Izumi Ward, Sendai City)

• Himawari Family (Operated by Fureai-no-mori, Sendai City)

• Izumi Workshop (Operated by Aiko Fukushi Kyokai, Sendai City)

• Kamuri Gakuen (Operated by Aisen-kai, Sendai City)

• Kibo-en (Operated by Katei Fukushi-kai, Sendai City)

for persons with disabilities

21 Oct. 2011, delivery of a portable generator to a person with disabilities dependant on an artificial aspirator, Miyagi Pref.

30 Jun. 2011

15 Dec. 2011, a bread factory reconstruted at a welfare facility for persons with disabilities, Miyagi Pref.


8 Mar. 2012, a car for a facility serving persons with disabilities , Iwate Pref.

• Kosen Gakuen (Operated by Aisen-kai, Izumi Ward, Sendai City)

• Kurihara-shuho-kai (Kurihara City)• Miyama-sou Special Nursing Home (Oper-

ated by Seiwa-kai, Yamamoto Town, Watari County)

• Muraden Ltd. group home (Kesen-numa City)

• Nakata Sun Farm (Tome City)• Riverside Song, Song of the Surf, Seaside

Song (Operated by Dreamers’ Home, Ishinomaki City)

• Rubato (Operated by Minori-kai, Natori City)

• Saiwai Town Welfare (Operated by Miyagi Persons with Disabilities Association, Sendai City)

• Sakurambo Club (Tome City)• Sendai Tsudoi House Koppel (Sendai City)• Shiraishi Jukou-en (Operated by Shiraishi

Yoko Gakuen, Shiraishi City)• Smile Workshop (Sendai City)• Work Fale (Operated by Aisen-kai, Izumi

Ward, Sendai City)• Workshop Himawari (Operated by Senshin-

kai Yume-no-mori, Kesen-numa City)• Yamamoto Town Workshop (Operated by

Yamamoto Town Social Welfare Coopera-tion, Yamamoto Town, Watari County)

• Zao Suzushiro (Operated by Harakara Fukushi-kai, Zao Town, Katta County)

Vehicle ProvisionAAR JAPAN has also been providing ve-hicles to welfare facilities, so that they can provide a means of transportation for its users. The vehicles were procured thanks to generous grants and dona-tions. To date, AAR JAPAN has provided 24 vehicles to the following locations listed below.

Iwate Prefecture• 1 vehicle—Aozora (Miyako City)• 1 van—Atelier Sun Work House (Miyako

City)• 1 compact car and 1 wagon—Hikami-no-

sono (Rikuzen-takata City)• 1 mini-vehicle—Huck’s House (Tanohata

Village)• 1 van—Kamaishi Work Station (Operated

by Shoyu, Kamaishi City)• 1 mini-vehicle—Kamaishi Workshop (Chi-

dori Town, Kamaishi City)• 1 mini-vehicle—Kamikuri-so Group Home

(Kamaishi City)• 1 mini-vehicle—Kick-off Career and Life

Support Center for Persons with Disabili-ties (Kamaishi City)

• 1 elderly care taxi—Otsuchi Taxi (Otsuchi Town)

• 1 mini-van and 1 van—Suzuran to Katat-sumuri (Takekoma Town, Rikuzen-takata City)

• 1 mini-vehicle—Warabi Gakuen (Otsuchi Town)

• 1 wagon with wheelchair lift—Yamada Kyosei Workshop (Kamaishi City)

• 1 elderly-care taxi—Yamazaki Taxi (Yamada Town)

Miyagi Prefecture• 1 vehicle and 1 wagon—Kesen-numa

Living Support Center for Persons with Disabilities (Kesen-numa City)

• 1 mini-van—Kibogaoka Group Home (Operated by Harmony Utatsu, Minami-sanriku Town)

• 1 van—Kujira-no-shippo (Operated by Ishinomaki Shoshin-kai, Ishinomaki City)

• 1 vehicle—Madoka Arahama (Sendai City)• 1 van—Nozomi Fukushi Workshop (Oper-

ated by Senshin-kai, Minami-sanriku Town)• Three vehicles—Sasae-ai Yamamoto

(Yamamoto Town)

Supporting Market Expansion of Products made by Persons with DisabilitiesAAR JAPAN supports various workshops for persons with disabilities, many of which raise funds by selling products such as home-made sweets in their local area. However, sales in their local communities have sharply decreased since the disaster. AAR JAPAN has been supporting them explore new sales channels for their products. The facili-ties we support are introduced in the list below.Iwate Prefecture• Asunaro Home (Rikuzen-takata City)• Atelier Sun Work House (Miyako City)• Kamaishi City Fukushi Workshop (Kamaishi

City)• Miyako Ability Center (Miyako City)• Pâtisserie Musha-Musha (Operated by

Korin-kai, Hanamaki City)• Seisho-kan (Rikuzen-takata City)• Warabi Gakuen (Otsuchi Town, Kamihei

County)Miyagi Prefecture• Fukushi Net ABC (Sendai City)• Harakara Fukushi-kai (Shibata Town, Shi-

bata County)• Himawari Workshop (Operated by Senshin-

kai, Kesennuma City)• Izumi Workshop (Operated by Aiko Welfare

Company, Sendai City)• Kamuri Gakuen (Operated by Aisen-kai,

Sendai City)• Kurihara-shuho-kai (Kurihara City)• Madoka Arahama (Sendai City)• Miyako Work Station (Miyako City)• Smile Workshop (Sendai City)• Yamamoto Town Workshop: Kobo Earth Vil-

lage (Operated by Yamamoto Town Social Welfare Corporation, Yamamoto Town, Watari County)

7 Sep. 2011, delivery of farming equipment to a facility serving persons with disabilities, Miyagi Pref.


Delivering Relief Supplies to Families in Temporary and Subsidized HousingAAR JAPAN, in cooperation of ADRA Japan, has supported the daily lives of families living in temporary and subsidized housing in Fukushima Prefecture. To complement the six-item home appliance distributions made by the Japanese Red Cross, AAR JAPAN focused on providing items such as kitchenware, bathroom items, vacuum cleaners, kotatsu (heated tables) and regular tables, kitchen cabinets, etc., based on the requests received from municipal governments. The items were distributed to the following 13 munici-palities in the Hamadori and Nakadori regions of Fukushima Prefecture: Soma City, Minami-Soma City, Shinchi Town, Iitate Village, Tomioka Town, Kawau-chi Village, Koriyama City, Sukagawa City, Kagamiishi Town, Shirakawa City, Nishigo Village, Yabuki Town, and Izumi-saki Village.

Also, answering a request from the mu-nicipal governments of Minami-Soma City and Tomioka Town, both located within 20 km of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, we provided sup-plies to survivors who have evacuated to other prefectures.

Additionally, in order to contribute to the economic recovery of the local communities, we collaborated with the local Commerce and Industry As-sociations in 10 of the municipalities to procure locally wherever possible. As of March 31st, 2012, we completed the delivery of relief supplies to 22,599 households.

for FukushimaPsychological Care for ChildrenTo address the need for psychological and emotional help for its children, Soma City formed a group called the SOMA Follower Team. AAR JAPAN’s president, Ms. Yukie OSA, became its vice president. The SOMA Follower Team consists of 6 members, including clinical psychologists, psychiatric social workers and healthcare workers, and has been providing psychological care for students, as well as their parents, of kindergartens, elementary schools, and junior high schools in Soma City.

Supporting Pregnant Women AAR JAPAN has been supporting the Project in Response to the Needs of the Infants, Children, and Pregnant Women of Fukushima (represented by Sayaka FUNADA-CLASSEN). Through this project, we have been providing care-ful assistance to families with infants, children, and/or pregnant women who are particularly concerned about health problems due to radiation contamina-tion. AAR JAPAN’s contributions en-abled the delivery of heaters, heated carpets, humidifiers and other daily necessities to 9 households that evacu-ated to Tokyo or Miyagi Prefecture from Fukushima. In addition, 160 toys and 110 stuffed animals were given to infants and children living inside and outside Fukushima Prefecture.

Support for Children in Soma City and Minami-Soma CityFamilies from areas like Minami-Soma City and Futaba Town have evacuated into temporary housing in Soma City, after having to relocate several times. With each move, parents had to obtain new gym clothes and textbooks that their kids would use at the different el-ementary schools. Between September and January, AAR JAPAN delivered gym clothes, sportswear, and supplementary textbooks to 59 children. Furthermore, AAR JAPAN also replaced curtains that were contaminated by the radiation at 15 elementary and middle schools in Minami-Soma City, and installed play-ground equipment at temporary hous-ing complexes for children in Soma City.

Delivery of Food to Schools in Minami-Soma CityAAR JAPAN delivered vegetable juice and rice to approximately 2,800 stu-dents in Kashima Ward, Minami-Soma City. The Kashima area is just outside the restricted zone around Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. Since the accident, many children who used to attend school closer to the plant have been relocated to Kashima Ward. From July 1st to 22nd, each school received 2 tons of rice, and each student got vegetable juice twice a week. Kashima Ward also did not have enough vehicles to deliver food to its schools, so AAR JAPAN secured rental vehicles from August 23rd, 2011 to the end of Febru-ary, 2012.

2 Mar. 2012, delivery of household necessities to an evacuee

family, Yamagata Pref.

19 May 2011, interview with a senior care center, Fukushima Pref.

(c) Caritas international/AAR JAPAN/Doradzillo

12 Jun. 2011, truck to deliver lunch to schools in Minami-Soma City,

Fukushima Pref.


hand in hand with those affectedCharity ConcertsIn cooperation with Support 21 Social Welfare Foundation, AAR JAPAN’s sister organization, a charity concert was or-ganized at the Opera City Concert Hall in Tokyo on May 20th, 2011. From the concert revenues, we spent 35 million yen to provide 227 musical instruments to the following institutions: • Takata Senior High School (Rikuzen-takata

City, Iwate Prefecture)• Takata Elementary School (Rikuzen-takata

City, Iwate Prefecture)• Kamaishi Higashi Junior High School (Ka-

maishi City, Iwate Prefecture)• Noda Junior High School (Noda Village,

Iwate Prefecture)• Watanoha Junior High School (Ishinomaki

City, Miyagi Prefecture)• Minato Junior High School (Ishinomaki

City, Miyagi Prefecture)• Kobunkan Senior High School (Ishinomaki

City, Miyagi Prefecture)• Ishinomaki Brass Band Association (Ishino-

maki City, Miyagi Prefecture)

On August 5th, 2011, we held another charity concert entitled “Concert of Heart: Hope” at Seinen Bunka Center in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. Many disaster survivors were able to attend free of cost. On October 20th, 2011, AAR JAPAN co-hosted another concert called “Hope” at the Lyceum Theatre in Shanghai, China, where 8 musi-cians performed to raise charity for the reconstruction efforts in Japan. Led by Mr. Kaoru SHINSHI, the Shanghai-based Japanese volunteer group Friend played a vital role in the concert’s plan-ning committee, which was headed by Mr. Hiroyoshi IKEDA of the Shanghai branch of MYTS Co., Ltd. AAR JAPAN’s Deputy Chairperson, Taki KATOH, at-tended the concert.

Heart-Warming Chocolate Delivery CampaignIn cooperation with Rokkatei Confec-tionery Co., Ltd., AAR JAPAN has been delivering chocolate to evacuees in the disaster areas. When people order chocolate for themselves, they are also paying to deliver chocolate for those in the disaster areas, while attaching a message to accompany the chocolate. As of February 17th, 2012, we have received 2,017 orders. The chocolate boxes with messages were delivered to evacuees living in temporary housing complexes, social welfare facilities, and childcare centers in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima Prefectures.

Hand-Made Tote Bags ProjectAAR JAPAN embarked on a project to collect hand-made tote bags and deliv-er them to people in evacuation centers and senior care facilities, so that they may have sturdy bags to do shopping or carry their personal belongings in. By May 20th, AAR JAPAN received 5,000 bags from inside and outside of Japan. Volunteers helped to attach straps with AAR JAPAN’s mascot, Sunny-chan, to the bags. The bags were delivered to the evacuees, focusing on the elderly population. Those who received the bags were pleased with the bags as well as with the various messages of encouragement enclosed inside. The project was such a success that AAR JAPAN began collecting bags again in October. By November 14th, 2011, AAR JAPAN had received 2,781 bags, which are now being delivered to the disaster areas again. Adults mostly use our bags for shopping, while children use them for school.

23 Feb. 2012, Sunny-chan, AAR JAPAN’s mascot, delivering chocolate boxes to a kindergarten, Fukushima Pref.

23 Feb. 2012, sending necessary hand-made tote bags made by people all over

Japan, Fukushima Pref.

34 the Great East Japan Earthquake Activity Report

* Includes the grant of 1,173,824,808 JPY from Japan Platform.

Financial Report

Income 2,199,908,982 JPYDomestic and Overseas Donations, Overseas Grants 962,784,174

Domestic Grants* 1,237,124,808

Expense 1,659,333,103 JPYDelivering Relief to Families in Temporary Housing and Subsidized Housing in Fukushima / Support-ing Pregnant Women in Fukushima Prefecture 756,050,653Reconstruction of Facilities for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities 380,973,275Delivery of Relief Supplies (Non-Food Items) in Iwate and Miyagi Prefecture 246,403,023

Container Housing Project 69,336,086

Vehicle Provision 49,258,459

Delivery of Relief Supplies (Food items) 43,681,472

Building Healthy Communities Project 21,944,852Psychological Care for Children in Soma City, Fukushima Prefecture 4,692,207

Shuttle Bus Service 2,342,277

Mobile Clinics and Health-Related Services 1,586,324Supporting Market Expansion of Products made by Persons with Disabilities 800,668Organization of Coordination Meetings for Assis-tance to Persons with Disabilities and the Elderly 258,746

Administration 82,005,061

after a year

AAR JAPAN will plan its future activities with the focus on as-sistance to those in Fukushima Prefecture, as well as persons with disabilities and the elderly in the disaster areas in all three prefectures.• To advance the involvement of persons with disabilities in society

and in their local economies, we will help to create more jobs and expand product sales channels for welfare facilities offering job training for persons with disabilities. We will continue this assistance so that these facilities, which have lost most its sales channels to the tsunami, will be able reopen as a place to work to help persons with disabilities gain self-sufficiency in their daily lives. Also, we will work with the local authorities and the social welfare councils to rebuild the foundations of social welfare for persons with disabilities living in the three prefectures.

• We will also focus on assisting persons with disabilities living in Fukushima Prefecture. In the regions recording high radiation levels, we are seeing that those that with difficulty evacuating – persons with disabilities – are most likely to be left behind living in the same places. Companies are suffering from an exodus of employees, while their products now need to pass a test for radiation contamination. We will continue our efforts so that each facility will be able to fully contribute to the welfare of those most vulnerable.

• We will open an office in Fukushima in April 2012, and will operate from there to help improve the quality of life of those affected by

the problem of radiation contamination, starting with infants and children.

• We will continue our ongoing Building Healthy Communities Project to help rebuild a sense of community in temporary housing com-plexes and to prevent solitary deaths of the elderly. In particular, we will increase opportunities that the residents can actively participate in, such as hand craft or gardening sessions.

• We will also continue our smaller projects like Hand-made Tote Bags Project and Heart-Warming Chocolate Delivery Campaign. Our hope is that these projects will continue to connect people with those affected in the disaster area, and that it speak to their hearts to keep the support alive.

Please Support UsAll of the relief efforts outlined above are based on financial and material aid from private companies, various organiza-tions and associations, schools, individuals, and Japan Plat-form. It would be impossible to introduce all of our individual supporters who have donated to the cause, but please accept our sincerest thanks. We deeply appreciate your warm and generous support.global giving http://www.globalgiving.org

Delivering Relief to Families in Temporary Housing and Subsidized Housing in Fukushima / Supporting Pregnant Women in Fukushima 45

Reconstruction of Facilities for the Elderly and Persons

with Disabilities 23

Delivery of Relief Supplies (Non-Food items) in Iwate

and Miyagi 15

Delivery of Relief Supplies (Food items) 3

Building Healthy Communities Project 1

Others (Supporting Market Expansion of Products made by Persons with Disabilities, Mobile Clinic, Sanitation Services, Shuttle Bus Service, etc.) 1

Administration 5

Container Housing Project 4

Vehicle Provision 3

as of Feb. 29, 2012

Future Activities

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・ Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America・ World Jewish Relief (UK)・ YADD 宮崎・ Yamaha Super Tenere Forum・株式会社 Zenpro・上海耀中国际学校 Yew Chung

International School of Shanghai・包玉刚实验学校YK Pao School・河南胖東来商貿集団公司

・仁恒河滨花园 Yanlord Riverside Garden

・ 1 Color 2 the World

ご協力いただいた企業・団体の皆さま（2012 年 3月31日現在、50 音順）この場を借りて御礼申し上げます。個人情報に配慮して団体・企業のみをご紹介させていただきます。

Organizations supporting our efforts in Japan (as of March 31st, 2012, in alphabetical order) We would like to express our deepest gratitude for your warm support.

難民を助ける会が支援をお届けした被災地の方々から、お礼のお手紙を多数いただいております。一部ですがご紹介します。

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21 I cannot put into words our gratitude for

all the necessities that were given to us after everything we owned was taken by the tsunami. Because of you we are able to move forward with our lives again. Thank you so much.

2 I am a mother of two children. It was very difficult right after the disaster, but thanks to all the fresh vegetables deliv-ered to our doorsteps, I was able to feed my kids to satisfaction.

We have received many messages of appreciation from the beneficiaries in the disaster area. Here we share just a few of them.

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3 Now that I have a futon, I can sleep well again. My back is no longer in pain. Thank you so much.

4 The tsunami wipes out my office and our car, so we were having difficulty shopping for basic necessities. Our grandmother is bedridden, so the delivery of diapers helped us out immensely. Thank you.

5 I received the hand-made bag yesterday. The bag and the wonderful letter that was enclosed inside really made me happy. I did not know who made the bag, but the kind-ness I felt brought tears to my eyes. I was reminded that there are those thinking of us, that we can’t give up hope. I will cherish this wonderful gift.

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6 To the person who gave me the stuffed animal, Thank you for the stuffed animal. I had a bunch of stuffed animals in my old home, but they were all lost in the tsunami. Thank you for the gift. My dream is to one day work at a job where I can deliver goods to victims of disasters.

7 Thank you for the toy. (Telephone Set)

8 We will definitely get back on our feet. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for rooting for us and for giving up courage.

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Association for Aid and Relief, Japan (AAR JAPAN) is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) established in 1979 with the original goal to assist the Indochinese refugees. Since then, its mission has evolved into providing long-term as-sistance to the most vulnerable people in the world, expanding its scope of activities. AAR JAPAN now operates in the following fi elds: 1. Emergency assistance, 2. Assistance to persons with disabilities (PWDs), 3. Mine action, 4. Preventa-tive measures against infectious diseases, and 5. Awareness building. We have worked in more than 50 countries up until now, and are currently carrying out projects in 15 countries. In 1997, AAR JAPAN was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize as a member organization of the International Campaign to Ban Land-mines (ICBL), and in 2008, was awarded Okinawa Peace Prize.

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